FREDI GONZALEZ RUMORS
Braves Bomb Squad Dismantling Opponents
The Braves bench has been stellar this season Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez affectionately refers to his bench players as his “B-Squad” or “Bomb Squad” and after Tuesday night’s thrilling come from behind victory that finished close to midnight, he stated that they would be playing prominent roles in Wednesday’s early afternoon game, as starters received much deserved...
Braves Evan Gattis Amazes Manager Fredi Gonzalez
Evan Gattis has not disappointed Tuesday night Evan Gattis came through again for the Braves, driving a Glenn Perkins slider into the left field seats with two out in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, 4-4. Gattis has hit nine home runs this season, four have been tying or go-head shots in the eighth inning or later. Whenever a player comes on the scene and has immediate...
Braves Starting Line-Up: Twins Game Two
The Braves gun for 5 in a row tonight
The Braves try to extend their 5-game win streak tonight in game two against the Twins. Surprisingly, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez will field a rather conventional line-up.
Conventional in the sense that there are no bench players in the line-up, and there is nothing unique about the order in which the players will bat.
Although..for the second...
Gonzalez off to daughter's graduation
Fredi Gonzalez is leaving the Atlanta Braves for a whirlwind, cross-country trek back to Georgia.
After managing Thursday night's series opener at San Francisco, Gonzalez is set to depart from the Bay Area at 6 a.m. on Friday so he can arrive in Statesboro, Ga., in time to attend his daughter's graduation from Georgia Southern first thing Saturday morning.
He will fly from...
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13 days ago
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Gonzalez to miss 2 games for daughter's graduation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Fredi Gonzalez is leaving the Atlanta Braves for a whirlwind, cross-country trek back to Georgia.
After managing Thursday night's series opener at San Francisco, Gonzalez is set to depart from the Bay Area at 6 a.m. on Friday so he can arrive in Statesboro, Ga., in time to attend his daughter's graduation from Georgia Southern first thing Saturday morning...
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13 days ago
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Chopcast: Braves adjust to welcome McCann's return
ATLANTA Fredi Gonzalez ran out yet another new starting lineup Monday night in Cincinnati, but this time it was not due to experimentation not behind the plate anyways.
Catcher Brian McCann returned after missing the first 30 games of the season while rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery, being plugged into the No. 6 hole in his first game back in the majors. The six-time...
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Braves not worried about strikeouts
Fredi Gonzalez didn't sound like the manager of the National League's best team Friday night.
After his Atlanta Braves struck out 18 times against Detroit's Anibal Sanchez in a 10-0 loss, Gonzalez's postgame news conference lasted barely more than 10 seconds.
Gonzalez, who managed Sanchez from 2007 until 2010 with the Florida Marlins, said he had seen Sanchez throw...
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26 days ago
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Chopcast: Fredi Gonzalez lighting a fire?
When read out of context and without an appreciation for tongue-in-cheek humor, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez might appear to be kicking off spring training in a foul mood.
Of course, he's notat least not yet. He has a World Series contender on paper, and his hopes and spirits have been high throughout the offseason.
But that didn't stop him from sending a few barbs out...
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February 14, 2013
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Braves exercise option on manager Gonzalez
Frank Wren might be doing some holiday shopping in Nashville, but he made sure to take care of his teams leader in the meantime.
The Atlanta Braves executive vice presdent and general manager announced Wednesday afternoon that the team exercised its one-year club option on manager Fredi Gonzalez. Gonzalez, who was also in Nashville at this weeks Winter Meetings, is now signed through...
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December 05, 2012
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Gonzalez, Braves return to 5-man rotation
The grand experiment lasted only one time through the rotation.
Manager Fredi Gonzalez wanted to use six starters for the final two weeks of August to help the Braves survive a stretch of 20 games in 20 days and also to audition the starters for Septembers five-man staff.
The plan had to be scrapped after the first time through the rotation because Ben Sheets developed a sore shoulder...
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August 28, 2012
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